22 Sep 1899
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1899
Page
1
There is a vacancy in the Cabinet of the Province and W. Wells, member for North East Kootenay, is viewed as a fitting appointee. The piece urges cabinet creditability and a capable administrator. It calls for radical reform of trail work, noting poor conditions, unrepaired bridges, and costly but unproductive spending.
An OCR fragment lists multiple names and transfers involving Golden, Windermere, Athalmer, Galena, Carbonate, and Windermere lanes. Mentions W Logan, J Henderson, J Anderson, H McLaughlin, and others across dates Sept 8 to Sept 19. Voids and misreads obscure full context.
Imperial Bank of Canada Hgap Officy Tokonto lists officers led by H.8 Howland as president and TR Merritt as vice president with a wide Canada-wide branch network including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, St. Catharines, Winnipeg and Hamilton among others.
Golden residents gathered at Columbia House to discuss forming a fire protection company led by Ronald Mestlr. A $1890 subscription list was shown to fund fire appliances and a two storey hall, with the upper floor to house the Athletic Club. Proposals include accepting $2000 instead of $2800 and leveraging local support to equip a brigade, aiming for lower future insurance rates.
Joseph Metts a miner at the Silver Thread mine owned by Fraser Chalmers Syndicate was instantly killed when a boulder from the mountain side struck him at the mouth of the tunnel. Owen Jackson, a Windermere prospector, witnessed part of the accident and had just returned to Spokane weeks earlier.
Prospector C Troyer returns home for winter as EA Haggen and others push property searches for eastern principals Inkator M EB near Don ald. Troyer finishes a development contract on Black Prince and notes ore shows no strong copper vein. Prospectors Holliday Morrin Longtin return to Golden. high water hinders Swift Current claims. Road to Canyon Creek mine construction planned to ship ore. Ral Line at Windermere bond issues resolved by Mcintosh. No. 2 tunnel at Certainty Mine yields fire ore body. shares pleased. Company development for Pretty Girl and Copyar properties continues. new crews assembled in Windermere and Solica Mountain. work scheduled at Spines Mountain. Verily North Hust Kootenay rising.
From Our Own Correspondent in Athalmer reports Bonded holdings on the Black Prince claims by Hall Mines via D M Chadbourn. Nearby joins Jupiter Star and Dales mine area. Holy Noses claim by James McKinley and John Norris hailed as a lucky find adjoining Red Line No 2 on McDonald Creek. A Kimpton leads Delphine work on Poly Creek north fork with men. Joe Lika active in district business. Government Widge near completion and public works to be guided by Mr Wells. Athalmer business improves with Paddy’s luck and pine barter continuing through season.
In Golden on September 21 before Judge Formn, naturalization was granted to John Burman of Wildermere and Lorenzo Carlson of Hector. The session included cases Moodie Conner and Taylor v Knowlton and Notting, with motions to discharge and claims by Little Brother Mowgli and Akola. Adjournments followed for Maxwell v Sutherland and 6150 claim, with notices of further court dates and a Monday night event at Alexander Hall featuring Miss Ta Dell.
The article describes the Robert Bh. Burns mineral claim in the Hobbie Burns Basin at 7,650 feet elevation with quartz veins carrying iron sulphides and galena. An open cut exposes 3-foot-wide veins, with surface oxidation reducing sulphides but potential for deeper mineralization. A Fraser & Chalmers six-stamp mill stood near the site, and the piece tours Banff and the nearby glacier landscape as part of a broader travelogue.
Prof Janes K Patterson reports on the scenic Canadian Pacific line from Sumas to Portal on the North Dakota frontier. He describes deep gorges and canyons, mountain peaks crowned with eternal snow, and cascades powerful enough to generate electricity, noting the route’s engineering mastery and occasional lakelets encountered along the journey. A nearby railway hotel offers lodging for travelers.
A party led by Jon Lessard, Dave Smith, and Frank Marsjean found the decayed remains of Father De Smet's cross at Sinclair Pass after three weeks of harsh winter travel. They reported the cross marked a long hoped for mining ledge described by the priest in a later book, and plan to return next year to continue the search amid heavy snowfall.
Edmonton brokers Messrs J P Robb and E P Spaulding of Brantford Mining Co return from Peace River with quartz prospecting outfit. They reached Peace River March 1 and May 22 freighted by double teams. They describe rich free milling quartz samples and a large low grade body. Company plans extensive operations next season and a four stamp quartz mill. Spaulding departs for Chicago soon.
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